ATK-Iuka to build rocket structures

DULLES, Va. - Orbital ATK Inc.  an aerospace and defense technologies company, announced Dec. 17 it had been awarded a contract from United Launch Alliance (ULA) for large-size composite structures to be used for the Atlas V and Delta IV vehicles in support of the current Air Force Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles programs. Orbital ATK will produce large composite structures for ULA with deliveries from 2016 to early 2019. Hardware from the order will support both Atlas V and Delta IV launches through 2021. (Source: WCBI 12/17/15) Central Mississippi Note: All of the structures will be fabricated at Orbital ATK’s Large Structures Center of Excellence in Iuka, Miss., employing advanced fiber placement and hand lay-up processes, automated machining and ultrasonic inspection techniques.